whiskey plank incantations

[ChuckG]

Any body know any good blessings, invocations, poetry, incantations, rituals, speeches, prayers, inspirations or spells to mutter into my whiskers (or my cups) as my boat is rolled upright for the very first time?

[phiil]

Chuck,
Well, if I were a churchgoin' type, I'd find out who's in charge of the annual Blessing of the Fleet in Seattle. Maybe a few choice words from Saint Elmo would do the trick.

Of course, my favorite words are these from Saint Paul:
"There's a case of St. Pauli Girl under this boat, and all we have to do is pick it up and turn it over so we can get at it."

[Jack Heinlen]

Nine at the beginning means
Contained joyuousness, Good fortune.

"A quiet, wordless, self-contained joy, desiring nothing from without and resting content with everything, remains free of all egoistic likes and dislikes."

Quite an order, but that's what the I Ching has to say.

[ 01-12-2004, 07:29 PM: Message edited by: Jack Heinlen ]

[capt jake]

I can supply you with words for when the roll 'doesn't' go right! , but i can't post them here! [img]smile.gif[/img]

[J. Wellington Wimpy]

A man sitting on the stem of the boat sang this song. The men of the community pulled or pushed together as the man sang the HAUL in the verse.

JOLLY POKER

And it’s so me, Jolly Poker
Let us haul this heavy motor (boat)
And it’s so me, Jolly Poker, HAUL.

And it’s so me, Jolly Poker
Let us stand and haul together
And it’s so me, Jolly Poker, HAUL.

[Alan D. Hyde]

From an old launching ceremony:

ETERNAL Lord God, who alone spreadest out the heavens, and rulest the raging of the sea; who hast compassed the waters with bounds until day and night come to an end: Be pleased to receive into thy Almighty and most gracious protection the persons of us thy servants, and the Vessel in which we serve. Preserve our Vessel and ourselves from the dangers of the sea, and from the violence of our enemies; that we may be a safeguard unto our people, and may pass peaceably upon the seas on our lawful occasions; that our ship's Master and people may in peace and quietness serve thee our God; and that we may return in safety to enjoy the blessings of the land, with the fruits of our labours, and with a thankful remembrance of thy mercies to praise and glorify thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ our everlasting Lord. Amen.

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Alan

[huisjen]

Somehow I like the idea of Tibetan gongs and horns better. Or maybe sex on deck.

Dan

[Meerkat]

Dan; If he's just turning it over, there may be no deck to have sex on, let alone any rigging to be frigging in!

[TomFF]

Lord I'm about to turn this hull over. Bless us with safety and sucess.

[ChuckG]

Thanks for the thoughts

I'm afraid there will be no sex on deck nor friggin' in the riggin'. At least not until the inside is sanded out and the mast is stepped. But then ....

Jack, I'm not sure I followed the reference to "Nine at the Begining?" Although I appreciate the I Ching.

Alan, what old launching ceremony were you looking at? Somehow that prayer sounds very British ... I can almost imagine Jack Aubrey looking uncomfortable whilst some man of the cloth recited it.

Tom, you and I are birds of a feather when it comes to prayer: getting to the point, short and sweet should be essential characteristics.

Thanks everybody. This is is fun.

cg

[gary porter]

Chuck, should have done your praying everyday while building,,,,too late for praying now......
Get er Done.
Gary...

[Alan D. Hyde]

Chuck, it does sound like language right out of the prayer book.

It's a fragment of stuff that I salvaged from an old computer which crashed (lightning) and then tranferred (as it was) onto a diskette, and from there to my new(er) "C" drive.

But I no longer have any record as to where it came from. Anyone else know???

Alan

[huisjen]

How about:

Roll, roll, roll your boat
gently on it's beam.

Dan

[JimConlin]

Alan,
It's a Confederate Navy prayer. See http://www.navyandmarine.org/csnprayer/